Can microfluidics address biomanufacturing challenges in drug/gene/cell therapies?

Regenerative Biomaterials

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 87-98

  Chan, Hon Fai ^a   Ma, Siying ^a   Leong, Kam W ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biomanufacturing; Microencapsulation; Microfiber; Microfluidics; Nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; MANUFACTURE; MICROENCAPSULATION; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOPARTICLES; TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY;

BIO-MANUFACTURING; CELL DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG/GENE DELIVERY; MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES; MICRO-FIBER; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNOLOGIES; THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY;

CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY;

NANOMATERIAL;

AUTOMATION; CELL ENGINEERING; CELL THERAPY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MACROMOLECULE; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOENCAPSULATION; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84996706137     PISSN: 20563418     EISSN: 20563426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/RB/RBW009     Document Type: Review

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